How to Fix Squashed Hose?

[jvsteenb]

I suspect the hose will either be PE ( rather difficult to glue ) or PP ( quite easily glued ). I suggest you try a hotmelt glue. Alsmost all tape will eventually fail and the glue attracts dust, etc. Self amalgamating tape ( zelf vulcaniserende tape ) is the exception and might do very well, but you have to wrap it quite tightly to do the trick, I don't know if the hose will be able to take that. If it ddoes, that may well be the most permanent solution.

Regards,

Job

 

[AlexThePalex]

Well, I have it taped up now but I really don't like this patched up look. Makes a nice machine look like a piece of beaten up junk. I much prefer an invisible solution involving glue. The holes are small after all. Thanks for all your suggestions people, I'll try and see which one works.

 

[flair woodworks]

Now that we're talking about repairing hoses, anybody know how to fix small holes in the hose? I had a couple of accidents with the DS400 and the Rotex. Just small holes really, was thinking of pouring some glue in to fix them but I have no clue which glue to use exactly. Mainly because I don't know what plastic the hose are made of.

Silicone?

 

[spikfot]

i knew a woman that could do that.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Now that we're talking about repairing hoses, anybody know how to fix small holes in the hose? I had a couple of accidents with the DS400 and the Rotex. Just small holes really, was thinking of pouring some glue in to fix them but I have no clue which glue to use exactly. Mainly because I don't know what plastic the hose are made of.

Silicone?

Thanks for the suggestion, but I doubt that will work. Silicone sticks very bad to smooth plastic. I already have my experience with that. Some time ago I installed two smoke detectors in my living room and I didn't want to drill holes in the ceiling so I thought I'd glue them with silicone. After a couple of days I heard two bangs shortly after each other when the two detectors dropped from the ceiling. The silicone still stuck to the ceiling but it let go of the plastic of the detectors.  [embarassed]

 

[harry_]

how about a dab of polyurethane caulk? That crap sticks to EVERYTHING!

 

[ajones]

how about a dab of polyurethane caulk? That crap sticks to EVERYTHING!

[big grin] [big grin] [big grin] [big grin]

Or failing that how about a small dutch boy....... [big grin] [big grin] [big grin]................................ ok i'll get my coat..